Had a splendid day out in the country yesterday at The Shooting Ground, run by Holland & Holland near Ruislip.   Invite courtesy of Rocky at Connum, Grabbit and Run (law firm - there's a clue in the name - sorry chaps).

The day started well as I managed to navigate my way there across London without getting lost and wasn't even late.  Result.

A small group, divided into three teams, we went off with an instructor and smacked a few clays at various stands.   Some good tuition - keeping both eyes open was the best advice I had - rather than both closed as one of the other chaps said...very witty.

After coffee we went out again - this time with a scorecard - and then had a final flurry with 4 guns at a time and a mass of incoming birds.

All good fun.   Top gun was 29 points.. I managed 28 (tying with a team member) and was happy with that.   Looking forward to testing my newly acquired skills on the 21st - our last shoot of the season.